Sophocles Ajax 88

ed. Lewis Campbell

μένοιμ᾽ ἄν· ἤθελον δ᾽ ἂν ἐκτὸς ὢν τυχεῖν.

Ajax. Sophocles. ed. Lewis Campbell. Oxford. 1879.

Current edition Experimental

Greek (Lewis Campbell, 1879) (OCR draft) (Greek) (Greek (Lewis Campbell, 1879))

Provisional text from uncorrected OCR; expect errors.

Editions (3)
Αἴας μαστιγοφόρος First1KGreek (Sophocles. Sophoclis Aiax. Lobeck Christian, editor. Berlin: Weidmann, 1866.) — 172-201 focus
Αἴας First1KGreek (Sophocles. Sophoclis Fabulae. Pearson, Alfred Chilton, editor. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1924.) — 172-200 focus
Greek (F. Storr, 1912) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (F. Storr, 1912)) — 172-200 focus
Translations (5)
English (Lewis Campbell, 1906) (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Lewis Campbell, 1906)) — 88 focus
CH
379
Laughter and tears are in the gift of God.
German (J. J. C. Donner, 1875; OCR review) (OCR draft) Experimental (German (J. J. C. Donner, 1875; OCR review)) — 101 focus
Gut; welches Schicksal aber traf Laertes' Sohn?
Was thatst du diesem? Oder ist er dir entfloh'n?
English (Thomas Francklin, 1758–1759) (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Thomas Francklin, 1758–1759)) — 88 focus
Ajax
And praised she shall be, if she but perforin
What I require.
In all will I obey thee,
I would see my child :
I hid him from thy sight
Let him be brought.
530
Because of
530
English (Robert Potter, 1788) (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Robert Potter, 1788)) — 88 focus
Chorus
377
Why for deeds past shou'dst thou afflict thy mind?
Immutably they must be what they are.
English (Sir Richard Jebb, 1904) (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Sir Richard Jebb, 1904)) — 172-200 focus

Commentary

Commentary (R. C. Jebb) (OCR draft) (Commentary (R. C. Jebb))

mvp-comment-71-1 μένοιμ’ ἄν 1

mvp-comment-71-2 ἤθελον δ’ ἂν 2

mvp-comment-71-3 ἐκτὸς ὢν τυχεῖν 3

Commentary (Lewis Campbell, 1879) (OCR draft) (Commentary (Lewis Campbell, 1879)) focus

88. mvp-comment-68-1 μένοιμ' ἄν] I shall have to stay. ἐκτός] 'Out of the way,' as in ἐκτὸς κλαυμάτων, πημάτων ('out of harm's way'). See L. and S. s. v.